**Basic Principles**

**Chapter 1**

Provisional chapter

**Introductory Chapter: The Art of Hand Surgery**

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Hand and upper limb surgery is one of the most difficult areas in plastic and orthopedic surgery. It demands thorough knowledge of normal hand anatomy and great expertise in adequately diagnosing and treating the multiple pathologies that can affect the hand, followed by the selection of the best individualized postsurgical hand therapy, in order to lead our

A strong functional hand with normal range of movements is the main characteristic among human beings. With our hands we can perform our normal daily activities, interact with other people, perform our jobs, play musical instruments, and participate in most of our activities. Our hands and fingertips are the doors to the world, being so adaptable, that they can even make a blind man read or a deaf-mute speak. This is why we must approach each of our cases with artistry, trying to recover maximum mobility, sensibility, stability, and strength possible, getting rid of all of the pain the patient may have, in order to regain its function and unique

It is mandatory for a hand surgeon to have some special characteristics. He or she must have sound surgical skills, a natural sense of artistry, must be an expert in hand anatomy, must be imaginative and creative in order to perform and design new techniques, should be delicate enough with the different hand tissues, should pay careful attention to the most minimum detail, and have the maximum technical precision in order to be successful. With the invention of the microscope and the refinement in surgical instruments we can now perform surgeries we have never even dreamt, be less aggressive, and achieve better and amazing results with

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patients into the reestablishment of their hand's function.

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